Music News with Khalid, Grimes and Alicia Keys

KHALID DROPS NEW TRACK, ‘ELEVEN’: Khalid has released a new single, “Eleven.” The track follows up Khalid’s previous single, “Up All Night” which was released in November. The singer, who turns 22 on February 11th, has extended his Free Spirit World tour from 2019 with shows coming up in the spring in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Tokyo, and South Korea. Khalid won three American Music Awards in November including Favorite Song-Soul/R&B for “Talk.” The four-times platinum track is also nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year.

GRIMES ‘KNOCKED UP,’ SHARES BABY BUMP PHOTO: “Oblivion” singer Grimes shared a baby bump photo on Instagram, telling fans she’s “knocked up.” Grimes initially shared a topless photo featuring an image of a fetus superimposed on her belly. The picture has since been deleted and replaced with a censored version, although Grimes posted both photos on Twitter. Grimes responded to fans in the comments of the original photo on Instagram, saying the image was “much less feral without the nipples.” Grimes did not name the baby’s father, but was last romantically linked to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The pair made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2018 Met Gala. Grimes will release her fifth studio album, Miss Anthropocene, February 21st.

ALICIA KEYS, JOHN LEGEND TO HONOR PRINCE AT GRAMMY TRIBUTE CONCERT: Alicia Keys, John Legend, Foo Fighters and more are set to honor the late Prince during a Grammy tribute concert. Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince will be held January 28th – two days after the Grammys – at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be broadcast in April. Usher, Common, Beck, H.E.R., Chris Martin of Coldplay, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gary Clark Jr., St. Vincent and Juanes are also set to perform alongside Prince collaborators Morris Day and the Time, his former band The Revolution and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles. Sheila E. will serve as the musical director alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Tickets are on sale now. Prince died at the age of 57 in April 21, 2016, from a fatal dose of fentanyl, a powerful painkiller.